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Comments (1) : That's what some fans/posters seem to believe is a realistic assessment anyway.
Well here's my assessment for you: Bill Kenwright, for the second time, has not been able/willing to financially support the guy who, without the moans of other managers I could name, has managed to take EFC into Europe again only to be left floundering.
When will the BK supporters wake up and smell the coffee? It's time to say thanks for helping us get shut of agent Johnson but you are now past your sell by date and are slowing the progress of our club. If you think about it 'Super' Kevin Campbell has made a bigger financial contribution to this club by scoring the goals that kept us in the top flight and we weren't sorry to see him go were we?
I won't go too deeply into the investment lark except to say that selling the club lock, stock and barrel may not have been an option so far but surely there are a few smaller investors willing to pump in £10-15m each in return for a place on the board and a vote in the club's future, I've heard this has been the case in the past but all approaches have been rebuffed, train set and all that.
So stop blaming Moyes for the lack of signings, there are other things he can be rightly criticised for, when the facts are pretty obvious, our 'top' targets have to cost well under £5m. We never bid for Barton, wasn't it convenient for BK that his character could be blamed, and justified, for that? Koumas goes to the super power that is Wigan for a massive £5.3m. Both these players were supposed to be amongst our top targets and both reportedly had EFC as their first choice destination. Baines has been priced at £6m and now Keane is bidding £5m for Richardson so that's another two targets going west.
For those who say that any of these players isn't worth £5m then tell me what price you would expect to pay for a player who was a key part of the selling team, Richardson excepted, and, although not exceptional, capable of doing a decent job in the PL?
This is 2007 and average players cost more money because clubs have more to spend and, unlike EFC, if they feel that player is a must for their progression they will pay the price, end of, so stop apologising for the club's (BK's) lack of ambition because you don't think player A is worth a measly, by today's standards,£5m.
Last season we needed 3 or 4 players to bring the squad up to a decent level, we have 'lost' four since January and brought one in which, in my reckoning, means we still need at least 5 or 6.
If we can't pay the price for the 'better' of the available above average players then I may as well get my boots out of the loft 'cos they'll be scraping pretty close to my standard very soon.
I will now do a Tony Marsh and be a Prophet of Doom: Unless BK pulls a rabbit out of the hat and we sign Fernandes and a few other top players before the season starts here is my prediction for next season.
Small squad, barring a miracle, will most likely mean we struggle in Europe and in the league, Moyes will take a good look at the situation and as an ambitious man will say 'Tell you what Bill, I've worked my socks off for six years, never complained about the lack of money to spend, had shit from the fans, taken the team into Europe twice and on both occasions you've failed to take a gamble and back me to make a decent fist of it. Well Bill, time has come for me to prove what I can do with more support and an ambitious club, like Wigan. See ya.'
Mik and Timmy will realise that the club is going forward far too slowly for them as they would like to be in Europe every year and start putting a few medals in the cabinet and, new contract or not, they can't see the club's ambition matching theirs. See ya.
Is Kirkby alrady having an adverse effect on the club? Kirkby's going to cost us something, (£30-50m?), is Bill being so short sighted that he is starting to save now to the detriment of the team? Surely not!!
Get out or sell some of your control before the club slides back into oblivion, Kenwright.
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1 Posted 12/07/2007 at 13:29:23
If Moyes was really concerned he would undoubtedly push Kenwright for extra money.
All the doom and gloom people are predicting a bad season but until that actually happens I don’t think its worth shouting about. Remember the same people were shouting doom and gloom this time last season and we finished in a Euro place.
Have some faith in Moyes. He is a very determined man and wouldn’t do anything to hurt Everton or his reputation as a good manager.
Moyes is working with his squad as we speak, he is well aware of the situation he is facing. Aruging that Everton could struggle and crash in Europe is pointless because it may not happen.
Lets wait and see how Everton do and then if the worst-case scenario does happen, then we can claim Moyes made mistakes.